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# 1  
Old 01-28-2008
Java Need some help with vim
I use vim for writing code. I was using nano but found that vim is a much advanced editor. I am trying to achieve something like this:

When trying a loop or a function, I generally type:

Code:
function name() {}

Now when I take my cursor one position to the left and press the return key, it give me something like this:
Code:
function name() {
}

But I want something like this:
Code:
function name() {
________|Cursor Here
}

I've seen this in many editors but don't know how to achieve this in vim.
# 2  
Old 01-28-2008
Maybe this can help...
[Chapter 7] 7.3 Saving Commands
The general idea is to define an abbreviation or a keyboard sequence as the keystrokes that you have to press in order to obtain what you want.
# 3  
Old 01-28-2008
I'm not a vim expert, but you should look in your ~/.vimrc (if you have one) for the following line:

filetype plugin indent on

That's dependent on if your version of vim was compiled with autocmd

You can also google the following:
autoindent , smartindent, cindent

or just try one:

:set autoindent
:set cindent

Good luck.
# 4  
Old 01-29-2008
Actually I could get this for a java file:

Code:
autocmd Filetype java imap ( ()<left>
function! My_BracketComplete()
    let char = strpart(getline('.'), col('.')-1, 1)
    if (char == ")")
        return "\<Right>"
    else
        return ")"
    endif
endfunction
autocmd FileType java inoremap ) <C-R>=My_BracketComplete()<CR>

autocmd Filetype java imap { {}<left><cr><cr><up><tab>
function! My_BraceComplete()
    let char = strpart(getline('.'), col('.')-1, 1)
    if (char == ")")
        return "\<Right>"
    else
        return "}"
    endif
endfunction
autocmd FileType java inoremap } <C-R>=My_BraceComplete()<CR>

But I when I modify it to use a cc file, it doesn't work

Code:
autocmd Filetype cc imap ( ()<left>
function! My_BracketComplete()
    let char = strpart(getline('.'), col('.')-1, 1)
    if (char == ")")
        return "\<Right>"
    else
        return ")"
    endif
endfunction
autocmd FileType cc inoremap ) <C-R>=My_BracketComplete()<CR>

autocmd Filetype cc imap { {}<left><cr><cr><up><tab>
function! My_BraceComplete()
    let char = strpart(getline('.'), col('.')-1, 1)
    if (char == ")")
        return "\<Right>"
    else
        return "}"
    endif
endfunction
autocmd FileType cc inoremap } <C-R>=My_BraceComplete()<CR>

# 5  
Old 01-29-2008
By the way thanks for the information. The cindent seems to be doing the trick. However, it is just indenting but not inserting the closing bracket.
 
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